RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A Wake County prosecutor says the obstruction of justice case against convicted former Rep. Thomas Wright is simple.
District Attorney Colon Willoughby told jurors during opening arguments Monday that Wright violated state finance laws by failing to report $185,000 in campaign contributions. Willoughby said reporting such donations is similar to checking a monthly bank statement.
Defense attorney Douglas Harris acknowledged that Wright didn't accurately fill out some paperwork, but said Wright never altered or destroyed documents. Harris said sloppy paperwork didn't justify a felony charge.
Wright is a former New Hanover County Democrat who was sentenced in April to at least six years in prison for mishandling charity contributions and fraudulently obtaining a loan.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A Wake County prosecutor says the obstruction of justice case against convicted former Rep. Thomas Wright is simple.
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Published: August 25, 2008
Published: August 25, 2008
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